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I've recently replaced an existing Omnicron 7000 panel with a Veritas 8 panel after chatting with a few guys on here. They did recommend a new bell box at the time which I took onboard that I might have to do later but I was just after replacing the panel to get the system back to be able to arm it. Question is now that I've got the panel installed, the bell box (which is still the old A1 bell box) is now giving out a quiet high-pitched whistling noise. Going through the install tests it seemed to be fine. Anyone any thoughts on why it's quietly whistling like this? My thought is it's just knackered...but if it's just wiring then... Or, if I did look for a replaceme…

Hello, I need to replace the door contacts on my front and back door. The FRONT door has 6 different coloured wires (Black, Red, Blue, Yellow, Green, White). The BACK door only has 4 different coloured wires (Black, Red, Blue, Yellow). I have bought two new 5 terminal contacts. I need to know which wires go to which contact and which wires in particular are paired together. Thanks.

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I wonder if there are experts that can help me wire two bell boxes to a Menvier Control panel ? I would appreciate a list of where each wire is connected. Thank you

I had a scantronics 9448 alarm fiited in my house a couple of years back & have had no trouble with it until about a month ago, The alarm went off in the middle of the night but the alarm was not set, I put my code in & the panic light had come on but i do not have a panic button fitted to the alarm, This has happen several times in the last few weeks & my wife is getting a little bored with it now, I had the engineer back to the house who fitted it for me & he fitted a new back up battery but the same thing happend 10 mins after he left the house, I called him & he told me that it should not be the panic light that is coming on as it is not connect bu…

I've just installed a texecom panel at home and there doesn't seem to be enough connectors on the panel. Is it usual to connect the tamper circuit in series using those little plastic conector blocks with just the ends of the chain connected to the panel? It doesn't seem like a very elegant way of doing things. I have 3 PIR's and 2 smoke detectors (not extravagent for a domestic install I'd have thought)all of which need power but the panel connectors aren't able to take 5 wires - so again I had to use the plastic block connectors. Do more expensive panels have more connectors for things like this or have I missed something?

I'm about to install TS100 bellbox to Texecom Excel. Wondered what the best order to power up from eng mode the bellbox and panel whilst minimising the earful of bellbox sounder. I note there is an ENG terminal on TS100 but not sure how/if I should be using this with a Texecom Excel

i have recently taken out an old panel from 1992 which was linked to a gardner tehnlogy bell box i have replaced it with an accenta 8 but i can not figue out how to wire the box in the panel as it is wired with 4 core any assistance would be greatly recieved

Hi everone,sometime last year i completed a course to install alarms, not needed probably but i hadnt a clue about them. All we really ever done was a little practical and lots of theory. Im very familar with how all the bits and pieces are installed properly, but the only thing that gets me is routing the cable so well that it is not rarely ever seen. Would any of you have any pics or web sites whom go into detail with how this is achieved, maybe even pictures of installations you have done. Thank's.

I have an old-but-functional Aritech panel. I recently got uPVC windows in the front of the house which meant removing the shock sensors so the window guys could work. I need to run the cables back and get new shock sensors (old ones were brown - need white ones now). Picture is attached. Some very basic questions... - Do I need to get Aritech sensors or are they interchangeable with (possibly better) makes? - My old cables were tacked with cable clips but I've noticed that some sort of adhesive seems to be used these days. Much neater. Anyone know what kind of adhesive it is? - I also have a vertically mounted Aritech shock sensor on the patio door which causes quite…

Hi Guys, Hopefully somebody with more knowledge than me will read this I have a old concept6 permanetly in attack mode. Its been power down for a period of time but has a working batter is now powered up and stops alarming when I enter my code. I have tried remving the power and batter and powering back up but it will not come out of attack. Can anybody tell me how to get back to day mode? I a basic manula but it does not cover this situation. Thanks for any help, Dsusd.

I've had a DIY alarm system working perfectly well for years, suddenly (while not set) the tamper light lit and the alarm panel sounded.----------------i cannot reset the system to remove the tamper light,also the panel didn't sound when the cover was removed! --------checked all the PIRS, wiring , contacts, sounder box etc, and they appear fine ---------------------is it the battery?----or a new control panel needed ? Help!

Hi, I have to move my optima alarm as opening new doorway. I can open it up and disconnect the alarm but I need to temporarily disconnect the wires. How do I stop the exterior alarm sounding?? Pete Gray Fife

Morining Everyone! Following on from my previous post on the Infinite alarm by ESP, I've contacted an NSI Gold registered firm who installs the ESP Infinite Class 5 alarm, along with other wireless and wired systems. They state that its a superb system with an extremely good wireless coverage - better than the equivalent from Bosch. They have installed quite a few of these and have only had one problem which was caused by the wireless bell module being struck by lightning. Since the last post, has any other installer had any dealings with this alarm? If so.. 1) How did you find the reliability of the alarm? 2) Did you get any false alarms? 3) Are you a professional…

Hi guys and girls (got to be PC)lol. My boss has sprung this little gem on me i've got to travel to one of our away workshops and install this panel. At the moment he doesn't want it going through a communicator as the the workshops are sandwiched between two inhabited company owned buildings but that could change when i get there. My problem is this the system will comprise 5 pirs, 2 door contacts, panic button, sounder. All i want the system to do is arm using a code from either door on entry/exit maybe push to set button, allow access to LCD keypad from 2 of the Pir's the rest will be immediate zones may add smoke detectors at later date. In the instruction manual it m…